Single-player games like Heart-Lung Machine
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Heart-Lung Machine, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Tranquil Cove
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heart-Lung Machine.
Your mother recently passed away, and her mysterious childhood home in a small town called Tranquil Cove was passed down to you. In an attempt to learn about your mothers mysterious past, you go to investigate. Nothing could prepare you for what you find there...
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CONFINED: Leaving OKB-134
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heart-Lung Machine.
CONFINED: Leaving OKB-134 is a Horror/Puzzle Adventure for PC and VR set in an abandoned soviet bunker. Reactivate power, lights and complex machinery. Learn about long-gone personnel, solve riddles and find a way to escape. But stay quiet! You’re not alone.
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Those Who Crawl VR
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heart-Lung Machine.
Crawl through tight cave tunnels and avoid monsters in this claustrophobic VR spelunking game. Escape inhuman monsters and deadly environments as the cave walls turn to flesh.
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Propagation: Paradise Hotel
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heart-Lung Machine.
Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.
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Unknightly
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heart-Lung Machine.
Unknightly is a medieval VR stealth game designed from the ground up for virtual reality. You assume the role of a retired master-thief as he is drawn back into a life once thought left behind.
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HORROR TALES: The Wine
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heart-Lung Machine.
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
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ROUTINE
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heart-Lung Machine.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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Cosmodread
Single-player alternative to Heart-Lung Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heart-Lung Machine.
Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.